Kate Janach, BACP

Kate Janach is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who draws on nursing and counselling experience to support people through difficult life events. She aims to create a warm, listening space where people can talk about losses, relationship breakdowns, trauma, or times when they feel stuck or overwhelmed.

She offers calm, non-judgemental listening and helps people make sense of what has happened to them. Kate does not give directive advice but supports people to decide what matters to them and what steps they want to take next. Her background in general and mental health nursing informs her awareness of pressures on people working in healthcare settings.

Kate describes her practice as integrative, using a mix of approaches that are chosen to match each person’s needs. She emphasises that counselling should be tailored rather than one-size-fits-all, and works with clients to find the right way to approach their concerns.

Her main areas of focus include grief, relationship and parenting issues, anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, and problems with sleep, eating or self-esteem. She also lists ageing and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and attachment or abandonment concerns among additional areas of attention.

Kate holds the BACP credential, is insured, and highlights the therapeutic relationship as central to the work. People interested in working together begin with an initial matching process and then arrange ongoing sessions if they feel the fit is right.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Kate uses an integrative counselling approach, bringing together methods that suit each person. That might include talking therapies that help people make sense of past events and current patterns, and practical techniques for managing stress, anxiety or sleep problems.

She also draws on psychological approaches that focus on relationships and attachment, helping people understand how early experiences shape current feelings and interactions. These ways of working can be useful for grief, intimacy issues, abandonment worries, and caregiver strain.

Finding the best approach is part of the work with the therapist. Kate would discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before, and then choose ways of working together. That process is collaborative - the therapist and client decide what to try and review how it is going.

If you are considering online work, confirm available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also be helpful when mobility, caregiving duties or health conditions make attending in person harder. Registered or accredited professionals vary in how they offer appointments, so check the formats and scheduling that suit you.